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Sales of Amazon devices triple over holiday weekend, setting new record for company

Amazon says sales of its first-party devices tripled during the first holiday shopping weekend of 2015, compared with the year before, setting… Read More

Surprise! Amazon debuting first episode of ‘Transparent’ Season 2 tonight

Transparent‘s second season was set to premiere on Dec. 11, but here’s another Cyber Monday trick Amazon has up its… Read More

Amazon plans to ship 500 orders per second today

Amazon’s biggest shopping day of the year, Cyber Monday, has the company predicting that it will be shipping at least… Read More

Amazon’s hybrid Prime Air drone breaks new ground, but questions are still up in the air

The hybrid drone design that Amazon unveiled over the weekend may be only one of several under consideration for delivering… Read More

Amazon reportedly working on Apple TV app to be released ‘within a few weeks’

The Apple TV’s latest revision includes the ability for third parties to build apps, making it easy for Apple’s competitors… Read More

Amazon reveals new delivery drone design with range of 15 miles

Amazon today released new photos and a video showing off a redesigned version of its delivery drone. It’s been almost… Read More

Amazon pulls its ‘Man in the High Castle’ ads off NYC subways

Amazon Studios had plastered New York City subway seats with signage to promote its new drama The Man in the… Read More

Amazon and JetBlue team up to let Prime members binge watch at 35,000 feet for free

JetBlue passengers who happen to subscribe to Amazon Prime won’t have to miss out on any binge watching time this holiday… Read More

Amazon reportedly reset some customer passwords over security concerns

Amazon has reset an unknown number of customer passwords, citing possible security issues, according to a report from ZDNet. “A… Read More

Report: Clues point to secret Amazon.com air cargo operation at former DHL facility in Ohio

Is Amazon.com running its own air cargo operation? Vice’s Motherboard published a report Monday evening describing an “air freight transportation operation” flying four flights per… Read More

Amazon Echo gets customizable voice commands thanks to deeper IFTTT integration

While Amazon’s Echo can tell you about traffic and control your smart-home devices, users haven’t had much ability to develop… Read More

Amazon adds unlimited photo storage capability to Households program

Amazon Prime members can now let a family member enjoy unlimited photo storage. As part Amazon Households, which extends the perks of… Read More

Amazon’s second trailer for ‘Transparent’ shows that season 2 will likely be a ‘wild’ ride

Executive producer Jill Soloway has already said that the “bubble wrap is off” for the second season of Amazon’s award-winning… Read More

Majority of online shoppers expected to turn to Amazon for holiday buying, survey says

It looks like Amazon is set to have another killer holiday season, as a majority of shoppers plan to turn… Read More

Martha Stewart ditches eBay for Amazon

The queen of crafting a beautiful domestic life, Martha Stewart, has taken her online shop over to Amazon. Amazon announced… Read More

One year after Amazon introduced Echo, half a million people have told Alexa, ‘I love you’

Amazon introduced the Echo one year ago this month, and since then the smart Bluetooth speaker has become one of Amazon’s most-loved… Read More

Podcast

T-Mobile’s video bet, tracking your kid’s school bus, Groupon’s comeback bid, and Azure vs. Amazon

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: GeekWire’s Jacob Demmitt breaks down T-Mobile’s “Binge On” video streaming news, the… Read More

Amazon Pantry launches in UK with flat-rate, next-day shipping on household items

Amazon just launched its household delivery service called Amazon Pantry in the U.K., more than a year after the company debuted a similar… Read More

Inside look: Amazon ready to start warming office towers with recycled data center heat in Seattle

It sounded crazy last year when Amazon first announced plans to warm its new office towers in Seattle with recycled heat from… Read More

Amazon makes Thomson Reuters’ list of top innovators for the first time, IBM drops off

Amazon was named to Thompson Reuters’ annual list of the Top 100 Global Innovators on Thursday, marking the first time the… Read More

Amazon releases ‘Best Books’ of 2015

It’s the most wonderful time of the year if you love great books. The year-end “best of lists” are starting… Read More

Amazon Studios adds ‘Drive’ director’s new movie ‘The Neon Demon’ to its roster

Amazon Studios keeps adding serious, original entertainment to its roster — this time, it’s picked up The Neon Demon, the… Read More

Amazon launches restaurant delivery in Los Angeles, keeps hinting at larger rollout to come

Amazon is now delivering hot meals from restaurants around the Los Angeles area as the company continues to expand the service… Read More

Amazon Echo coming to traditional retail stores in new smart-home push

Amazon’s strategy to bring its intelligent home speaker to market has been a little … different. The Echo was first introduced in… Read More

Podcast

Reviewing Amazon’s first bookstore, Expedia’s big buy, and secrets of Facebook’s Seattle office

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: A report from inside Amazon’s first-ever bricks-and-mortar bookstore in Seattle, and… Read More

Amazon set to open the floodgates on automated e-commerce for new wave of smart devices

Amazon’s futuristic vision for a new generation of smart devices — gadgets that know what we need and automatically order it for… Read More

Former indie bookseller gives Amazon’s bookstore a ‘2.5 star’ review, calling it ‘aggressively inoffensive’

A former indie bookseller took a trip through Amazon’s new bookstore, which opened yesterday in Seattle’s University Village with long… Read More

Judge ‘troubled’ by his own ruling in Amazon counterfeit goods case, says it’s an issue for Congress to address

A federal judge in Seattle ruled in favor of Amazon this week in a dispute over counterfeit goods sold by… Read More

Amazon to provide grants for ‘globally-impactful’ research at universities

Amazon.com announced a new program today called Amazon Catalyst, which is designed to help fuel research and spark more entrepreneurial… Read More

Amazon warns employees about ‘Million Mask March’ on Seattle HQ today

Amazon is warning employees not to wear clothing with company logos, and telling them to keep their badges out of sight as… Read More